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For vehicles to be road-legal in the UK, they must comply with legal emissions standards. However, Vauxhall allegedly breached these standards by fitting an illegal emissions defeat device into some of its diesel-engine vehicles. This device tricked the European Regulator’s testing systems into thinking that these vehicles complied with the required emissions standards when they did not.
Because the cars did not meet the promised environmental and performance standards, they were worth less than the drivers paid for them. Drivers may have paid higher fuel bills and maintenance costs, and these vehicles’ performance may also have been negatively affected. The high level of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of these engines could also have contributed to global warming and human respiratory conditions.
More than one million Vauxhall owners in the UK could be affected by this scandal, and Keller Lenkner UK is holding Vauxhall to account for breaking the law and deceiving its customers.
The affected vehicles include Agila, Antara, Astra, Cascada, Combo, Corsa, Crossland, Insignia, Meriva, Mokka, Movano, Vivaro and Zafira.
As the investigation progresses, it is likely that the list of possibly affected models will grow.
Vauxhall has already contacted many car owners to offer an emission software update. However, this ‘fix’ might have negatively impacted the fuel consumption and performance of the affected vehicles. Having the fix carried out does not affect your eligibility to register with us.
Vauxhall diesel owners may be entitled to thousands of pounds each. You may qualify for a diesel claim if you purchased or leased a Vauxhall diesel vehicle between 2008 and 2019.
We are representing individuals and companies affected by the Vauxhall emission scandal in a group action claim. We are providing claimants with access to specialist litigation lawyers – without having to pay any upfront fees.
In similar cases around the world, other car manufacturers have paid billions in settlements to vehicle owners. We believe that people affected by the Vauxhall scandal in the UK deserve compensation too.
If you have purchased or leased a Vauxhall diesel vehicle between 2008 and 2019, you may qualify for a claim. If Vauxhall has contacted you about a recall, emission software update or emission problem, you are eligible to claim. If you are not sure if you have a claim, it is worth completing our short online questionnaire to find out.
It is free to sign up, and you owe us nothing unless we get you compensation. *
* We act on a strict no-win, no-fee basis. As our client, you will not pay us anything upfront. Our success fee is 40% (excluding VAT) of any compensation we recover for you. If we succeed, a portion of the damages awarded to you will cover certain costs and expenses (such as court fees and experts’ fees).
See our answers to the FAQs we get asked about our Vauxhall action.
Vauxhall is alleged to have sold and manufactured diesel cars fitted with so-called defeat devices designed to fool regulators. These vehicles were not fit or lawful for driving on UK roads as the devices made Vauxhall diesel engines appear to be cleaner and less polluting than they were. We believe that the manufacturer deliberately misled regulators and customers and set out to cheat the system. As such, we believe Vauxhall owes affected diesel vehicle owners and lessors financial compensation.
The affected vehicles include:
As the investigation progresses, it is likely that the list of possibly affected models will grow.
If you purchased or leased a Vauxhall diesel vehicle between 2008 and 2019, you may qualify for a claim.
We act on a strict no win, no fee basis. So, as our client, you do not have to pay us anything upfront. Our success fee is 40% (excluding VAT) of any compensation we recover for you. If we succeed, a portion of the damages awarded to you will cover certain costs and expenses (such as court fees and experts’ fees). We take this fee from the damages we recover for you.
The case is still in the very early stages however, we expect it will follow a similar trajectory as our other emission cases such as Mercedes and Volkswagen. At this time, we recommend signing up so that we can investigate whether you qualify for the claim.
This entirely depends on your individual circumstances and what claims are available to you. There are several different factors such as when you acquired your vehicle, whether you acquired it from an authorised dealer and the method of acquisition. It is difficult to say until we investigate your individual merits how much you may be owed.
It makes no difference. You can still make a claim.
Click here to sign-up for a potential Vauxhall claim, fill in the answers to our questions and we will be in touch about next steps.
Click here to sign-up for a potential Vauxhall claim, fill in the answers to our questions and we will be in touch about next steps.
Whilst you do not need to have any documentation to start a claim, at a later stage we will ask you to provide us with documentation relating to the acquisition of your vehicle. Once you have signed up to the claim, we recommend gathering together any documentation that you believe to be relevant to your vehicle. The type of documentation we will ask from you include: Purchase invoice, finance agreement, lease agreement, contract of sale, your V5C and any correspondence you may have received about your vehicle.
You can still make a claim. However, you must continue to meet any outstanding financial obligations.
Yes, if you bought your vehicle in your name through a limited company or partnership, you will qualify to join our group action claim.
No, we are only acting on behalf of claimants who purchased their vehicles in England and Wales. There may be other solicitors who will be able to help if you bought your car outside of England and Wales.
With years of experience working in commercial litigation and a genuine understanding of the inner workings of large defendants, our knowledge of the business world sets us apart from the usual group action law firm.
Keller Lenkner UK has been shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 LexisNexis Legal Awards. This follows our 2021 success where we were shortlisted in the ‘Independent Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘Strategic Legal Operations Team of the Year’ categories at The British Legal Awards, and the ‘Disputes Boutique Firm of the Year’ category at The Lawyer Awards.
With innovation, resources and expertise, Keller Lenkner UK fights for justice for each and every client.
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